*No such plan — PRESIDENCY
LOKOJA—PRELATE of
Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has alleged ‘grand plan’ by
President Muhammadu Buhari to turn Nigeria into an Islamic state. But in a
swift reaction, the presidency dismissed the allegations saying there is no
such plan in the offing.
Buhari-lesser-hajj Speaking with Vanguard, the
president’s Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu
said: “He is entitled to his opinion. There is no plan to Islamise Nigeria.”
However, the Prelate, who spoke on Sunday at Iffe in Ijumu Local Government
area of Kogi State during the enthronement of Rt Rev Jacob Ibikunle as the Bishop
of Okun diocese, insisted that such plan would be resisted by Christians. Dr
Uche also took a swipe at the Buhari administration’s perceived ‘cold silence’
on the Fulani herdsmen security threat, claiming that the President had refused
to address the mass killing of people and burning of their property by the
herdsmen. According to him: “We are closely watching this government because we
are aware there is a gameplan to Islamise Nigeria, and they are using the
Fulani herdsmen to initiate it before they fully launch it out. But I tell you
there is going to be serious resistance from Christians. If they think they can
use the Fulanis to exterminate us, then they have failed. Look at what is
happening in Benue State and all over Nigeria, the herdsmen will just invade a
community and wipe out every living creature there before they set the place
ablaze. Infact, the issue of Fulani herdsmen is now worse than Boko Haram. “We
cannot fold our arms and watch these herdsmen continue killing our people like
this. The activities of Fulani herdsmen have never been so pronounced like
under this government.
”The issue of insecurity is so alarming and growing
worst every day, innocent people and even men of God are being kidnapped at
will on daily basis and ransom collected with little or no challenge from
anywhere.” Earlier, the new Bishop, Rev Jacob Ibikunle, narrated how he was
abducted two weeks ago by 10 armed men along Okene – Kabba Highway, a place he
described as dens of kidnappers and called on Governor Yahaya Bello to urgently
do something about insecurity in the state.
(vanguard)
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